Give the individual the power to be a producer as well as a consumer.

What makes eBay successful.. the real value and the real power at eBay is the community. It's the buyers and sellers coming together and forming a marketplace.

When I started eBay, it was a hobby, an experiment to see if people could use the Internet to be empowered through access to an efficient market. I actually wasn't thinking about it in terms of a social impact. It was really about helping people connect around a sphere of interest so they could do business.

We believe people are basically good. We believe everyone has something to contribute. We encourage you to treat others the way that you want to be treated.

An honest, open environment can bring out the best in people.

Long-term sustainable change happens if people discover their own power.

I built a system simple enough to sustain itself.